
“兴高采烈的;欢欣鼓舞的;(情绪)高涨的”,常用来形容因为好消息、成功或期待而感到非常开心、振奋的状态。(也可指情绪被“抬高、鼓起”。)
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She felt elated after hearing the good news.
听到好消息后,她感到兴高采烈。
Elated by the team’s unexpected victory, he thanked everyone who had supported them through months of setbacks.
因为团队出乎意料的胜利而备受鼓舞,他感谢所有在数月挫折中支持他们的人。
elated 来自英语动词 elate(使兴奋、使振奋),与拉丁语 efferre(“抬起、举起”)有关:*e-*(向外)+ latus(“带、拿”,为 ferre 的过去分词形式)。词义从“被抬高”引申为“情绪被抬高、精神振奋”。